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Dear FriendsIt is with great sadness that we inform you of the permanent loss of the simpeg website. Pegasus has confirmed that the site has been critically damaged beyond the point of recovery. This is a huge blow for the simcity4 community as the vast majority of the simpeg knowledge-base and documentation has been lost as well... [Read more at the source]

Mod compatibility in 1.1.1bDue to some improvements with how mod-specific options are displayed in-game a fair amount of popular mods will be incompatible with 1.1.1b. We recommend using the steam launch options "-disableMods" and "-noWorkshop" until the mod creators have done the necessary, albeit very small, changes. More info on what needs to be done can be found here.

Patch notesAdded 30 new buildings (growables)Added tunnels for Pedestrian pathImproved error handling for when a mod does unholy operationsAdded "unsubscribe all" button in the Steam Workshop category in Content ManagerFixed De-zoning areas sometimes results in zoned tiles reappearingFixed trains stuck to map bordersImportant note: This takes a few minutes to go into effect on old saves experiencing this issue. Please let it work its magic!New option panel layoutAuto-save option added for gamesGraphics: visual glitches with pavement on steep slopes fixedFixed polish UI audio volume not fitting the Options panelFixed the keymapping in all languages not fitting to fit on 2 linesFixed missing info tooltips for markers (smoke, large smoke, info tooltip shot, invisible parking space and steam)Fixed the "-noWorkshop" toggle to completely disable the Steam workshop integrationFixed mouse wheel to scroll the build toolbarAdded shutter sound to snapshots in map editorFixed left and right mouse button references in all languagesAbility to reset keybindings to default without losing all other settingsInstalling multiple workshop items at once should not freeze the game anymoreDedicated options space for mod settings (IUserMod.OnSettingsUI(), added checkbox, button, slider and dropdown support) - http://www.skylineswiki.com/Mod_Options_PanelAsset editor: Added new thumbshot and infoshot tools for capturing thumbnail and infotooltip images, respectivelyAsset editor: Automatic snapshot, thumbshot, and infoshot are taken when opening the save panel for an asset (unless the user already took them)Asset editor: Save asset panel now has the ability to select which to use of available thumbnails and infotooltipsAsset editor: Trailer and LOD colors show correctly in the editor when editing color variationsAsset editor: Removed color variation property from trees since it is not used by the gameAsset editor: Optimizations on saving/loading custom assetsAsset editor: Fixed a bug where creating several new assets during the same session would get the same ID, resulting in e.g. snapshots going to the same folderAsset editor: Fixed additional polygons sometimes appearing in the models when scaling and/or rotating modelsAsset editor: Scaling the model larger no longer makes it vanish from the preview cameraAsset editor: Overriding only some of the lod textures (e.g. assetname_lod_d) now works again without having to override any of the othersAsset Editor: Railtracks now available in Intersection editorAsset Editor: Loading an asset does not reset the previously entered descriptionAsset Editor: Level 2 specialized industrial buildings can now be imported and editedDesign: Now possible to see what all future milestones unlockRUS/GER: Fixed the "View on steam workshop" text cut-off in Content Manager.Fixed trucks stop and wait outside cargo train station, blocking trafficAdded population info in the load panel for new save games

Indie Developer Crowbox in Germany, has promised a new and interesting take on the city building experience. Welcome the game EndCiv."EndCiv is a survival city building game with high-quality 3D graphics. The world has been destroyed, and you are tasked with re-civilizing the wastelands. Resources for survival must be collected permanently to keep people alive. Energy production is an important task which is directly connected to the simulated weather of daytime, rain and wind. You will also experience that the wastelands are coming to life at night." With dynamic weather, and manageable resorces EndCiv offers a new take on the ideas of city planning. But the developers need your help, after a failed indegogo campaign it is not certain of the future for the game. Spreading awareness of the game would be a wonderful thing, as I know some of you might find interest.EndCiv on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/endcivgame

I found this very interesting city builder on Google Play, and think it is worth mentioning here to my fellow Simtropians. After some time playing the game I must say that it is really good and I recommend it to everyone. It is still in alpha phase, but is updated very often, with each update bringing new stuff like buildings, interface updates and mechanics updates. Also, TheoTown looks a lot like SimCity 2000.You can build zones (RCI), provide your citizens with water, power, education, healthcare etc. There is a lot of attention to detail, like showing pollution in your industrial zones, sparkling of the water, smoke from the chimney and more! You can download the app on your smartphone and tablet here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.flowersoft.theotown.theotownAnd this is the official site (unfortunately for some, it is in German): http://www.theotown.de/forum/portal.phpThis is what the description says: Here are some images of the game:

Ever wished you could build a futuristic metropolis as massive and beautiful as the mighty Coruscant in Star Wars? Then you want to check this indie project out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2029782298/dotcity DotCity is not only a city builder where kilometers high skyscrapers, flying cars and hundreds of millions of inhabitants will be the norm. It's a city builder about demography and technology, where the challenge is to survive fast population expansion from the industrial age towards the far future. It's beautiful, too. And developed by an actual mathematician from Belgium :-)

The genre-saving, Paradox-pleasing Cities: Skylines sold a million copies in its first month and a bit - and the best Skylines mods have helped keep its roads busy since. But Finnish developers Colossal Order want to do their bit to “prolong the lifetime” of the game with both free and paid updates - as well as moving on to their next thing.

Once again the venerable title is deeply discounted thanks to Steam's wallet purging Summer Sales. Even if you own this -- which you do -- you might as well get it and gift it to a frriend or enemy. This is SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition which includes the Rush Hour expansion.

Introducing the Simtropolis Gallery where you can upload your favourite photos and screenshots to share with the community. You'll discover all the features that the Gallery offers, but here's a brief run-down of some highlights:Create your own Albums by uploading a series of Images, and then select "Create Gallery"Albums you create can be embedded in your City Journal entriesCreate group Albums and invite others to contributeAnnotate your images by drawing a box and writing a commentSet any gallery image you see as your profile header image on your Simtropolis Profile page

Kevin Van Ord at Gamespot spends some time with the new Anno 2205 game at E3. Anno 2205 is the successor to the futuristic city-build Anno 2070. This next installment sends you a couple hundred years into the future where you're tasked with building a city on the moon. Anyone else played the Anno series of games?

Paradox will give a Chirpie plushy to everyone who joins them on the Gamescom fan gathering. From Reddit user TotalyMoo at Paradox: "The Paradox fan gathering is a yearly event we host where PDX, and affiliates, hang out with our players and... mostly drink beer. And sometimes a lot cooler stuff. This is a snippet from this year's goodie-bag ..."

Will Wright, renowned creator of SimCity, Sim Ants, The Sims and Spore, is back with another simulation of sorts, but this time it's not a game. Thred, which launches today on iOS in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, is best described as Facebook meets Pinterest in a mobile-only app fueled by the creativity and unusual insights of Wright's long history in game development.

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I installed the game using Origin, had to make a few tweaks to get it to run in the correct resolution but it runs and way better then it did on my Windows 7 setup. The BAT, Gmax, Lot Editor and every other SimCity 4 tool works amazingly well too.